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True, Adrian and Bob, Mr Jackson gets quite pasionate when he makes his movies, as do a few other directors. My comment is mainly directed at the studios who hold the mighty dollar as their number one priority. Bob further elaborated my point by saying Quote: You could see Peter Jackson's love for the original Kong. Most of the time movies are made for the dollar and not the quality. If only all movies were made with Jackson-like enthusiasm!

According to boxofficemojo, the film has made roughly $158.6 million in the U.S. as of Dec. 31. Last count on the international box office shows roughly $355 million. I wouldn't necessarily call it a bomb.

You could see Peter Jackson's love for the original Kong. Most of the time movies are made for the dollar and not the quality.

Worst Nightmare wrote: Darren Russell wrote: Now they're calling this movie a "bomb" because it didn't meet their expectations out of the gate. Go figure. Goes to show you how out of touch studios are with moviegoers. LOLUnfortunatly they really only make movies for the money and rarley make them for the love of it....

I agree with you most of the time Nightmare, but I think you can tell how much Peter jackson loved King Kong as a subject matter.

Darren Russell wrote: Now they're calling this movie a "bomb" because it didn't meet their expectations out of the gate. Go figure. Goes to show you how out of touch studios are with moviegoers. LOLUnfortunatly they really only make movies for the money and rarley make them for the love of it....

The reviewer on one of my local news channels said that this was the greatest movie ever made. I wouldn't necessarily agree with that, but it was a highly enjoyable flick and probably the best film of 2005, and that was tough for me to say since I am such a die-hard Star Wars fan.

I finally got around to seeing King Kong. Excellent movie, though I do agree with the poster that said that it felt more like a director's DVD cut instead of a theatrical release. They easily could have cut 30 minutes from the movie and lost nothing. But, you could see Peter Jackson's love for the film in every frame of the movie.

Adrian wrote: You might b***h if it were your $207 million invested in it. After all, Universal does not get 100% of the $130 million in ticket sales. And the $207 million doesn't include advertising costs which has to be at least $50 million or so.

I'm sure that when Titanic came in with it's $200 million+ budget and only made $28 million the first weekend they were concerned as well. However, it is a different market these days. Films do not stay in theaters as long as they used to. King Kong will do well throughout the holiday season.

You might b***h if it were your $207 million invested in it. After all, Universal does not get 100% of the $130 million in ticket sales. And the $207 million doesn't include advertising costs which has to be at least $50 million or so.

I'm sure that when Titanic came in with it's $200 million+ budget and only made $28 million the first weekend they were concerned as well. However, it is a different market these days. Films do not stay in theaters as long as they used to. King Kong will do well throughout the holiday season.

Tigerclaw wrote: King Kong had the fourth largest all-time December opening at the box office with $50.15 million in its first weekend, but was deemed unremarkable.

Actually, these numbers are a bit misleading because they are not inflation adjusted. We really should talk in terms of attendance instead of box office. I'm sure that some of the disappointment comes from the fact that attendance is down. Even though, I could have sworn that I saw a sound byte from the president of Universal that Kong was tracking as expected.

I'm kind of surprised how much people are making about the box office. These are very similiar numbers to Return of the King. Kong will be at theaters for awhile and will probably make a ton of money, especially after the Oscar nominations come out and the ordinary people realize that maybe they should see it.

King Kong was an enjoyable film but I have to say that it didn't live up to my expectations. Part of the problem is that we have seen all of this before. The film offers no new wonders or surprises and Peter Jackson's attempt to "humanize" and create a more sympathetic Kong, simply emasculates the big ape. Its funny that the spider pit sequence that was excised from the original 1933 "King Kong" is restored to this update, but just as Merian C Cooper felt it slowed the action in the original, it does here as well. The film is too long and relies way too much on CGI. In the end it left me cold. I won't be seeing it again till it arrives on DVD. I just hope Peter Jackson doesn't feel compelled to add more to this overblown film.

Gabe Powers wrote: Tony DeFrancisco wrote: How much snow did you get Gabe? I'm not sure. Over the last week I think it was 6 to 8 inches, but I live right off the highway, so my front yard was burried by the plows.Wow... two weeks ago, we got about 5 inches. It wasn't bad but we missed school.

I was shocked that the movie pulled in such a low amount. Does anyone think that these mid week releases hurt the movies also? Maybe business will pick up over the holiday "break", otherwise it will be one hell of a write off for Universal!

Je Ff wrote: It was a great movie though, and that's what really matters.

Yeah It Was A Good Movie! I Loved it I stayed in the theathers to c it again. I legt home at 1 to see it and came back at 7 somethin. But I always seem to miss the trailers(except 4 x men 3 and da vinci code) can someone tell me witch others trailers Besdides those came on?

Jonny "Me You" wrote: It's a remake of one of Hollywood's biggest classics. It's like remaking Gone With The Wind or The Wizard of Oz. The masses dont want to see that. Plus it's a terrible time to release a movie. Everyone is busy preparing for Christmas.

It's a remake of one of Hollywood's biggest classics. It's like remaking Gone With The Wind or The Wizard of Oz. The masses dont want to see that. Plus it's a terrible time to release a movie. Everyone is busy preparing for Christmas.